Where does “korvträd” come from?

korvträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish korv, from Old Swedish korver, from Old Norse kurfr, from Proto-Germanic kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

korvträd (Swedish): sausage tree

Definitions

  1. sausage tree

Ancestry of “korvträd”, step by step

korvträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorva sausage
2Old Swedishkorver—
3Old Norsekurfr—
4Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →